Geochemical assessment of trace element pollution in surface sediments from the Georges River, Southern Sydney, Australia

YM Alyazichi, BG Jones, E McLean, J Pease… - Archives of …, 2017 - Springer
Measurement of elevated trace elements is an important component of environmental
assessment and management of estuarine marine sediments in systems adjacent to …

Heavy metal accumulation in surface sediments at the port of Cagliari (Sardinia, western Mediterranean): Environmental assessment using sequential extractions and …

M Schintu, A Marrucci, B Marras, F Galgani… - Marine pollution …, 2016 - Elsevier
Superficial sediments were taken at the port of Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy), which includes the
oil terminal of one of the largest oil refineries in the Mediterranean. Significant trace metal …

Alien and cryptogenic Foraminifera in the Mediterranean Sea: A revision of taxa as part of the EU 2020 Marine Strategy Framework Directive

R Stulpinaite… - Mediterranean …, 2020 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
The human-mediated translocation of marine alien species beyond their natural ranges
started as early as people began navigating the sea and is of growing concern to nature …

The response of benthic foraminifera to heavy metals and grain sizes: A case study from Hainan Island, China

T Li, G Cai, M Zhang, S Li, X Nie - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Benthic foraminifera, heavy metals, and sediment grain sizes were studied in three bays of
Hainan Island, and canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) and nonparametric …

Planktonic foraminiferal abnormalities in coastal and open marine eastern Mediterranean environments: A natural stress monitoring approach in recent and early …

A Antonarakou, G Kontakiotis, S Zarkogiannis… - Journal of Marine …, 2018 - Elsevier
Marine environmental status can be assessed through the study of bio-indicator species.
Here, we monitor natural environmental stress by the occurrence of morphologically …

A baseline investigation of benthic foraminifera in relation to marine sediments parameters in western parts of the Arabian Gulf

AO Amao, MA Qurban, MA Kaminski, TV Joydas… - Marine pollution …, 2019 - Elsevier
This baseline paper discusses the distribution and abundance of living benthic foraminifera
in relation to Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) such as As, Al, Fe Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, V, Ni, Hg …

Linosa island: a unique heritage of Mediterranean biodiversity

S Innangi, L Ferraro, M Innangi, G Di Martino… - Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This publication presents a newly created map of the seafloor of Linosa, a volcanic island
located in the Sicily Channel (Mediterranean Sea). The seafloor of Linosa was previously …

Foraminiferal biotopes and their distribution control in Ria de Aveiro (Portugal): a multiproxy approach

MVA Martins, F Frontalini, LLM Laut, FS Silva… - Environmental …, 2014 - Springer
Ria de Aveiro, which is located in the centre of Portugal (40° 38′ N, 8° 45′ W), is a well-
mixed and complex coastal lagoon that is separated from the sea by a sandy barrier and …

The effect of size fraction in analyses of benthic foraminiferal assemblages: a case study comparing assemblages from the> 125 and> 150 μm size fractions

MFG Weinkauf, Y Milker - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Benthic foraminiferal assemblages are employed for past environmental reconstructions, as
well as for biomonitoring studies in recent environments. Despite their established status for …

The first colonization of the Genus Amphistegina and other exotic benthic foraminifera of the Pelagian Islands and south-eastern Sicily (central Mediterranean Sea)

A Caruso, C Cosentino - Marine Micropaleontology, 2014 - Elsevier
A detailed study of the marine sediments collected on the inner shelf of some of the selected
areas of the central Mediterranean Sea has been carried out in order to verify the presence …